Louis gompper



(No Model.)

L. GOMPPER. FOUNTAIN.

No. 537,031. Patented Apr. 9, 1895. V

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS GOMPPER, OF NEW'YORK, N. Y.

FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent Ne. 537,031, dated April 9,1895.

Application filed February 2, 1895- Serial No. 537,041. I (No model.)

metallic fountains such as are used for containing, transporting and dispensing aerated liquids.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter set forth and claimed, whereby thename-plate or cap of such fountain will be firmly held in place and cannot be removed by external means. In this class of fountains it has heretofore been customary to cast the name of the maker or owner directly upon'the-wall of the fountain in raised letters thus rendering it comparatively easy for a thievishly inclined person to file the letters aforesaid flush with the -sur-' face of the wall and thus destroy the owners means of identification. To avoid thisI propose to cut or cast the owners name or identification marks in cameo upon a plate or cap and to secure the said cap to the fountain in such a manner that it cannot be removed by external means without destroying the essential parts of the fountain. V

My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of a fountain made in accordance with my in-' vention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional View of a part of the fountain; and Fig. 3 is a face view of the plate or cap aforesaid detached from the fountain.

In the drawings, A represents the fountain body which is constructed of ashell or lining a of easily fusible metal (tin) placed within a shell I). The breast B of the fountain is constructed of a shell or lining c of easily fusible metal (tin) within a shell (1. These last named shells are secured to the shells aand b in any ordinary manner and apertured for the reception of the bung E which is screw threaded inside and out as atfand g and is provided with a flange, e torest against the face of the lining of the shell and a prismatic section h.

F is the plate orccap, before mentioned, which carries the owners name or other device to indicate the ownership or origin of the fountain. This plate or cap F is apertured as at 'i for the passage of the bung therethrough which aperture conforms to the shape of the prismatic section h of the bung so asto prevent the bung from turning. i

G is a ring or collar interposed between the two shells c and d of the breast and screwed upon the threaded collarj of the cap or plate F.

H is a hung ring-nut or collar screwed upon the bung where it projects from the fountain.

The preferred method of assembling these parts is as follows: The threaded collar of the plate or cap F is inserted through the aperture in the shell (1 and the ring G screwed thereon and flowed with solder g or equivalent soft metal to hold the parts locked. The lining a is then put in place, the bung E is inserted through the shells and collar j, and the flange e of the bung flowed with solder g or equivalent soft metal. The bung ring H is then screwed in place. The shells a, b, c and d are then united'by theiredges in any suitable manner, as by the use of rivets. It will now be obvious that the parts Will all be held in position and that the plate or cap F cannot be removed from the fountain without destroying essential parts of the fountain, as the cap or plate F, and the bung E cannot heat to melt the solder, andwhen this is done, the lining of the fountain (shells at and c) and the bung E will also be melted.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In afountain, the combination, of shells a, b, c and d united as described, a bung E having a prismatic section h and a flange e, the said flange being secured to the fountain body by soft metal flowed thereon, a cap or plate with a threaded collar j, and a ring G located between the shells of the fountain body and surrounding the said threaded collar j to hold the plate in place and secured to the fountain body by soft metal flowed thereon, substantiaily as described.

LOUIS GO MPPER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. SMITH,

GEO. E. MORSE.

be moved without subjecting the fountain to F surrounding the said bung and provided 5 

